Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus f. inermis
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus f. inermis
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus f. inermis
Author
hort.
Chinese genus
姣丽球属
Chinese name
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Accepted
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Description
The standard T. pseudopectinatus is a tiny very popular small geophytic cactus with lovely pectinated spines. The monstrous form here described is a quite different spineless plant with spherical growth habit that slowly branches producing small clusters. This plant easily produce crested shoot which are very priced and admired.
Roots
Tuberose and usually bigger than the stem itself.
Compare With
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatusSN|1523]]SN|1523]] f. inemis cristata).
Flowers
Dull pink with darker reddish-brown mid-veins, bloom in spring.
Spines
Very short 0,1-0,5 mm long, Numerous white in a comb like formation (pectinated).
Stem
Globular dull green, 3 cm tall, 4 cm in diameter, barely showing above the ground; apex with short white hair; spirally-arranged tubercles
Fruits
small green.
Areoles
Linear filled with short white wool.